CABINET

n. Ka*b‘i?n-ett. Fr., cabinet. Ger., Cabinet. It. gabinetto. Sp.. gabinete. A small chamber, also a museum.—C. danatomie (Fr.). A di ecting-room, [L, 109.]—C’käfer (Ger, The Anthrenus muscorum. [L.J—Pathological c. A room arranged for the display of pathological specimens,—Pneuma tie c. Fr., c. pneumatique. Ger., pneumatisches C. It., gabinetto pneumatics, Sp., gabinete neumatico. A closed chamber provided with valves,'a pump, ete., for compre ing or rarefying the air contained within it; used in the treatment of respiratory diseases (see Pneumatic DIFFERENTIATION). A small apparatus of this sort has also been used for inflating the tympanum in the treatment of catarrhal deafne . [F, 38.]